As the thousands of high-flying dunks, alley oops and fadeaway jumper clips come out of NBA All-Star weekend, chances are the highlights were created by artificial intelligence. The league says they are using machine learning to create more highlights than ever before this All-Star weekend. Since 2014, the NBA has been employing and experimenting with
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Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry kisses the trophy after the Toronto Raptors beat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, Game 6 at Oracle Arena, June 13, 2019. Rick Madonik | Toronto Star | Getty Images Winning may be the best way to boost an NBA team’s value, according to Forbes’ franchise valuations, but
Medical workers in protective suits move a patient at an isolated ward of a hospital in Caidian district following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 6, 2020. China Daily | Reuters This is a live blog. Check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total confirmed
A Ford Escort on display at a Ford dealership in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, July 19, 2018. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Several automakers on Monday reopened or are preparing to restart factories in China after an extended holiday shutdown due to the coronavirus, which is now responsible for more than 900 deaths
A woman wearing a protective mask looks at her mobile phone while waiting for transport at Hongqiao high-speed railway station before Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China, Jan. 22, 2020. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China has released a mobile app that tracks people and alerts them if they have been in “close
Hospital staff in protective garments walk at a checkpoint to the Hubei province exclusion zone at the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, February 1, 2020. The banner reads: ‘Committed to the fight to prevent and control the epidemic’. Thomas
“Parasite” producers Kwak Sin-ae (L) and Bong Joon-ho (R) accept the award for Best Picture for “Parasite” during the 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 9, 2020. MARK RALSTON For the first time ever a non-English language film has won the best picture Oscar at the Academy Awards. On Sunday,
The 92nd Oscars® broadcasts live on Sunday, Feb. 9,2020 at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood and will be televised live on The ABC Television Network at 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST. Eric McCandless The 92nd annual Academy Awards marks the end of a shorter-than-normal award season on Sunday night. The
A Chinese man wears a protective mask as he walks during a snowfall in an empty and shuttered commercial street on February 5, 2020 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern Standard Time. Total confirmed cases: 37,592 Total
A Chevrolet Equinox SUV is seen on the production line at SAIC-GM Wuhan Manufacturing Plant on April 7, 2017 in Wuhan, China. VCG | Getty Images The coronavirus extending factory shutdowns in China is the latest problem for increasingly “dangerous days” for the Detroit automakers in the world’s largest vehicle market. General Motors last year
Alexandru Mitrita #28 of New York City tries to work his way around Toronto FC defenders during 2019 MLS Cup Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Semifinal match between New York City FC and Toronto FC at Citi Field on October 23, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Ira
Steve Stoute, founder of Translation, participates in a social justice panel at the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library on April 10, 2014. Stoute was recently hired as a brand consultant for the New York Knicks. Robert Daemmrich Photography | Corbis | Getty Images Connect the dots, and New York Knicks owner James
Award winners from the 91st Oscars: Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, Regina King, Mahershala Ali (L-R) Rick Rowell | Disney ABC Television Group | Getty Images The 92nd annual Academy Awards on Sunday night will mark the end of an awards season that has been consistent in giving acting accolades to Brad Pitt, Renee Zellweger, Laura
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Total cases: More than 31,000 as of Friday morningTotal deaths: At least 636 worldwide as of Friday morning 3:40 pm: Images from the epicenter of the outbreak The coronavirus outbreak worsened this week, with more than 31,000 cases and at least 636 deaths. CNBC will
Ford Motor President of Automotive Joe Hinrichs will retire and the company has named its new business and technology chief Jim Farley as its chief operating officer, the company announced Friday morning. Farley will take over broader responsibilities from Hinrichs, including all global markets and automotive, the company said. Farley will continue reporting to Ford
Peloton machine Source: Peloton The fitness business is still booming, but one sector is taking a distinct lead. While spending across traditional gyms, boutique studios and on-demand streaming fitness combined grew just over 5% last year, on-demand fitness spending jumped nearly 59%, according to Cardlytics. On-demand offerings, which include Beachbody, Gaia, Peloton, Daily Burn, and
Chinese citizens wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they check in to their Air China flight to Beijing, at Los Angeles International Airport, on February 2, 2020. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Dai Xin planned to fly to the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang this month to
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Eastern time. Total cases: More than 28,000 as of Thursday morning.Total deaths: At least 565 worldwide as of Thursday morning 9:23 am Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says coronavirus won’t hamper trade deal Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was pressed by Fox
Samurai Messenger Service prepares to deliver a packaged mattress from the bed delivery company Casper in New York. Yana Paskova | The Washington Post | Getty Images Casper on Wednesday evening priced its initial public offering at $12 per share. At this price, the company would have a market value of $476 million, excluding the
Medical officers spray Indonesian nationals with antiseptic as they arrive from Wuhan, China’s center of the coronavirus epidemic, and before transferring them to the Natuna Islands military base to be quarantined, at Hang Nadim Airport in Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia, February 2, 2020. Antara Foto | Reuters Jarred Evans spent his fourth night of quarantine